The day after the last out-of-town TV news bureau was shut down and state capital correspondent Ginger Rutland and her producer-husband Don Fields were fired, the couple got a panic call from their former employer, KRON-TV in San Francisco. It was the first week of November and real news–not that stuffy, dull legislative dross that … Read more
President Clinton visits Ron Burkle at the billionaire’s Santa Monica beach house in 1997. Burkle told The Times this week in a rare interview that he’s still fond of Bill Clinton, though he’s skeptical of Hillary Clinton’s candidacy. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) As Hillary Clinton and her surrogates scour the country for mega-donors, … Read more
Waggling his finger and glaring angrily, President-elect Bill Clinton lashed out Monday at “bean counters” who have criticized his Cabinet selections as short on women and minorities, saying that they are “playing quota games and math games” and ignoring his non-Cabinet appointments. “I think I’m doing a good job,” Clinton said, adding that his Cabinet … Read more
Rep. Katie Porter holds a town hall in Irvine in 2019. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Democrats loved watching Orange County Rep. Katie Porter skewer Trump administration appointees and corporate executives in congressional hearings. But it felt different when Porter’s progressive passion and impatience for convention turned to them. For the record: 1:47 p.m. … Read more
A sign advertises a touch-screen machine, a new process for voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Santa Ana. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) California’s elections officials have found themselves with an unexpected headache ahead of the June 5 primary: potentially thousands of cases where two voter registration forms were created … Read more
Rep. Katie Porter is among the top fundraisers in Congress. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Rep. Katie Porter isn’t a member of congressional leadership, nor is she a firebrand who is constantly in the news. But the Orange County congresswoman is among the most powerful fundraisers in the U.S. House of Representatives. Of the … Read more
In the spectators gallery high above the floor of the California State Assembly, the summer tourists are getting quite a show. Down below, in opulent chambers first occupied in 1869, grown men and women are behaving like petulant children, sniping and whining and generally making a mess of the legislative process. During one recent session, … Read more
President Obama jokes with reporters as he plays golf with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Dec. 24. (Nicholas Kamm / AFP/Getty Images) President Obama cheered Sony’s decision to make the Seth Rogen comedy “The Interview” widely available on digital platforms, but declined to say whether he would be streaming … Read more
Los Angeles County election assistant Derek Kim works on scanning ballots and tabulating votes in Downey on Friday. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) 1 The contests for California’s 52 House seats for the next Congress are finally decided. On Friday, Republican farmer John Duarte won his race for an open seat in a Central … Read more
Glenn Woerndle, center, of Orange, registers to vote and takes her driver’s test using a touch-screen machine in Santa Ana. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) If you’ve visited the DMV in the last few weeks, you may have noticed that you can now complete your voter registration at the same time you renew … Read more
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